Which to use
“beliebig” and “beliebte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,837
- “beliebig” frequency rank
- #8,032
- “beliebte” frequency rank
- 16869
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | beliebig | beliebte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | frei aus vorhandenen Möglichkeiten auswählbar oder nach eigenem Gutdünken bei etwas vorgehend | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs beliebt |
Where the eye mixes beliebig and beliebte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. beliebig (CVCVVCVC) and beliebte (CVCVVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between beliebig and beliebte
A purely visual mix-up. beliebig ([bəˈliːbɪç]) and beliebte ([bəˈliːptə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16869, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
beliebig is recorded at frequency rank #8,837, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈliːbɪç]. beliebte is at rank #8,032, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈliːptə].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 16869, this pair ranks #1,932,333 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of beliebig vs beliebte
Shared letters: beil. Private to "beliebig": g. Private to "beliebte": t.
"beliebig" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC · "beliebte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "beliebig" for "beliebte" ever safe?
Frequency check: "beliebig" vs "beliebte" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "beliebig" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "beliebte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,932,333 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "beliebig" and "beliebte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "begierig vs beliebig". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,932,333 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.